Ownership of Unity Temple, architect Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece in Oak Park, could be transferred to an organization separate from church as part of a new plan to raise at least $10 million to restore the landmark building.
In a surprise move, Sears stores in the Greater Grand Crossing community and the Chicago Lawn neighborhood are slated for closure, leaving two important buildings at potential risk.
Here's a look at David Adjaye, one of the lead architects of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture now under construction on the historic Washington D.C.
Assuming a Barack Obama presidential library is built in Chicago, there are lessons for the president, its backers and the city to learn from the past.